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J.B Danquah’s murder: I will change my son’s name – Mother of freed accused

Madam Juliet Bosso, the mother of Vincent Bosso, the 34-year-old man who was acquitted and discharged for conspiracy to rob in the murder of...

Bekwai SDA SHS students flee for their lives

Some students of the Bekwai SDA Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti region have fled school for fear of their lives. It follows...

Photos: 13th African Games end in Accra

The 13th African Games which provided a golden opportunity for athletes and the Ghanaian populace came to an end on Saturday, March 23, 2024, with...

Many lawyers are doing free work even when they should be paid – GSL Director

The Director of the Ghana School of Law (GSL), Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong, has said that many legal practitioners in the country render their...

Funny Face involved in gory accident [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/6mt7tybnMfk Ghanaian comedian, Nana Yaw Benson Oduro, popularly known as Funny Face, has reportedly knocked down five people including a one-year-old boy. The accident occurred on Sunday...

Farmer gun down brother, bystander in feud

Kofi Nugo, a 49-year-old farmer, has been arrested by the police for allegedly shooting his brother, Robert, and one Hunor Adza. This was after a...

MTN restores normal data services

MTN Ghana has announced the restoration of internet network capacity, stating data services have been enhanced. This comes after days of internet interruption caused...

NCA unveils strategies to safeguard internet connectivity from future disruptions

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has outlined measures it is adopting for Ghana to fully recover from the recent internet disruptions and avoid similar...

Man, 29, dies in ghastly motorbike accident at Kwapia [Photos]

A 29-year-old man, Kwadwo Salam has met his untimely death at Kwapia near Akrokere in the Adansi North district of Ashanti region This was after...

Ghana Water suffers high turbidity levels due to illegal mining

The Ghana Water Company Limited is challenged with high turbidity levels in treating potable water for the people of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan area. The Daboase...

Police on manhunt for attackers of Okyeman Taskforce members

A member of the Okyeman Environmental Protection Taskforce, Offei Noah, aged 35, tragically lost his life in a violent attack at Asuaba near Adeiso...

Stop peddling falsehood about Godfred Dame – AG’s spokesperson to Franklin Cudjoe

The Office of the Attorney-General has called on Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Africa, to cease his criticisms against the Attorney General and Minister...

Agogo State College appeals for support to enhance teaching and learning

The leadership of Agogo State College in the Ashanti region is making a fervent plea to the government and corporate entities for assistance in...

Man found dead with head injuries at Kasoa Walantu Junction

A man believed to be in his late thirties was discovered dead at the roadside at Kasoa Walantu junction in the Awutu Senya East...

KNUST Doctor of Pharmacy student passes on

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) community is in mourning following the untimely passing of Abena Antwiwaa Anti, a second-year Doctor...

Current power outages not due to excessive export of electricity – VRA clarifies

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has denied being responsible for the recent power outages in the country. This follows allegations that the Authority is excessively...

MGL’s Erastus Asare Donkor honoured by Ghana Institution of Engineers

Multimedia’s Erastus Asare Donkor has been honoured by the Ghana Institution of Engineers for his role in educating the public on mining and its...

Be a fair Justice Minister – Franklin Cudjoe replies AG’s Office

The founder and CEO of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has apologised to the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame for some...

Retract and apologise – AG’s Office to Franklin Cudjoe over ‘derogatory remarks’

The Office of the Attorney-General is demanding an apology from the founder and CEO of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, over some comment he made. This...

Goat thieves beaten to pulp at Adenta

Two suspected goat thieves were subjected to severe beating at Adenta Kenkey House in Accra. The incident unfolded when residents discovered their private vehicle loaded...

SHS students to receive free tablets on Monday

The government has announced plans to begin distributing free tablets to Senior High School (SHS) students on Monday, March 25, 2024. According to the Executive...

Obuasi East NDC PC supports timber market fire victims

In response to the devastating fire outbreak at the Obuasi timber market, National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Obuasi East Constituency, Samuel Aboagye,...

Antwi Mensah Foundation hands over 15-seater toilet facility to Ejisu R/C school

The Antwi Mensah and Family Foundation has handed over a 15-seater toilet and washing facility to the Ejisu R/C model school in the Ashanti region.  The...

Ashanti West ECG goes after debtors

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Ashanti West Region has commenced an exercise to ensure all customers in arrears pay their bills promptly while...

Current power outages due to excessive export of electricity by VRA – Independent Power Generators

The Independent Power Generators, Ghana (IPGG), has attributed the current power outages to the Volta River Authority’s excessive exportation of electricity to other countries. Its...

Tamale water crisis: Irate Tishigu residents storm GWCL office [Video]

https://youtu.be/5-fFUWFN7tE Residents of Tishigu in the Tamale Metropolis on Saturday stormed the Northern region office of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to register their displeasure...

Akweibu Electoral Area residents join hands to clean environment [Photos]

As the rainy season approaches, residents of Akweibu Electoral Area in Ablekuma North have taken proactive steps to ensure a clean and healthy environment...

Anti-LGBTQ Bill: President would have been in contempt of court if… – Lawyer

Private legal practitioner, Bobby Banson says President Akufo-Addo could be cited for contempt of court should he receive the Human Sexual Rights and Family...

TB kills 43 daily – Expert calls for investment to deal with burden

Ahead of the global commemoration of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Sunday, it has emerged that 43 Ghanaians die of the disease, an airborne...

WAPCo attributes Friday’s ‘dumsor’ to system glitch

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has blamed the widespread power outages experienced in most parts of the country on Friday, March...

€2.37m ambulance saga: Court orders arrest of businessman

The High Court in Accra has issued a warrant for the arrest of Richard Jakpa, the private businessman standing trial with a former Deputy...

Internet interruption: We’re working to reimburse wrongful E-Levy deduction – GRA

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it is working to reimburse wrongful Electronic Transfers Levy (E-Levy) deductions during the internet disruption. GRA in a...

Bathroom attendant sentenced 15 years for robbery

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 29-year-old bathroom attendant to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbery. Issahaku Ibrahim pleaded not guilty...

Democracy Hub, #OccupyJulorbiHouse protestors sue Police

Democracy Hub and 23 other applicants have sued the Ghana Police Service (GPS) over an alleged unlawful arrest, torture, and detention during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse...

JoyNews gets results: Two NGOs rescue Nantong-Zuo residents from water crisis

Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have stepped in to assist residents of Nantong-Zuo in the Northern region following a water crisis highlighted by JoyNews. The...

Anti-LGBTQI+bill: Catholic Bishops Conference plans meeting Akufo-Addo

The Secretary-General of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Reverend Father Clement Kwasi Adjei, says the Conference intends to meet President Akufo-Addo. The meeting is to...

Asante Akyem ‘Adesuahene’ donates books, lab equipment to Agogo State College

In a quest to promote quality education, Nana Frimpong Manso Adakabere, Adesuahene of Asante Akyem Agogo has donated over 2,000 science books and lap...

Scrap dealer jailed for stabbing security man

The Tema Circuit Court 'B' has sentenced a 27-year-old scrap dealer and herbal medicine peddler, Abdulai Sanusi, to three years imprisonment in hard labour...

Ghanaians are not truthful, the leaders are a reflection of the people – Professor Adu-Gyamfi

A political historian at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Professor Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, holds the view that Ghanaians are choosing political leaders...

Adamorobe residents lament deplorable state of road, call on gov’t to fix it

The residents of Adamorobe in the Eastern Region have expressed frustration over the government's failure to construct their road. The road, which serves as...